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Neal K. Ahart
Apr 26, 2019
Rev. Neal Kelly Ahart was called out of this earthly life on Friday, April 26, 2019. Visitation will be held 5-7pm Friday, May 3 at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester, SD followed by a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, May 4 at Peace Lutheran Church.
He was born the son...
Annetta Buseman
Apr 22, 2019
Annetta Faye Buseman was born December 2, 1922 on a farm near Davis, South Dakota to Henry and Tillie (Poppinga) Bartels. She entered her heavenly home Monday, April 22, 2019 and is safely in the arms of her Savior whom she loved and served all her life.
As a young girl, Annetta cleaned houses and took care...
Kimberly Kay Klostergaard
Apr 21, 2019
Kimberly Klostergaard, 57, of Aberdeen, SD, formerly of Beresford died unexpectedly April 21, 2019 in Sioux Falls at the age of 57 years. Being an organ donor, Kim helped to save several lives.
Kim was raised in Beresford where she was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Following her graduation from Beresford High School she received...
Betty J. Carnes
Apr 20, 2019
Betty J. Carnes was born August 16, 1940 in Charles Mix County, South Dakota to Ed and Rachel (French) Stimpson. She died April 20, 2019 at Bethesda of Beresford in Beresford, SD at the age of 78 years, eight months and four days.
Betty was raised and educated in Wagner, SD. While she was getting her teaching...
Francis J. Walz
Apr 8, 2019
Francis Joseph Walz was born to Clarence and Elizabeth (Weiss) Walz in St. Joseph, Missouri on February 2, 1936. With loved ones by his side, he died April 8, 2019 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, South Dakota after battling and beating many health issues in the last 9 years. He was 83 years young.
Francis "Fritz"...
Cory Muhlenkort
Apr 5, 2019
Cory James Muhlenkort, 35, passed away in his home on Friday, April 5, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 6:30pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Beresford, SD.
Cory James Muhlenkort was born in Sioux Falls, SD on March 17, 1984 to Jim and Cindy Muhlenkort. He attended school in Beresford, graduating...
Curt J. Anderson
Apr 3, 2019
Curtis Jay Anderson, 64, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Nathanael Lutheran Church in Alcester, SD. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM Friday, April 5 at Nathanael Lutheran Church.
Curtis Jay Anderson was born January 15, 1955 in Hudson, SD, the son of Ray and...
Roger Lee Stevens
Mar 28, 2019
Roger Lee Stevens was born January 28, 1953 in Viborg, SD to parents Clarence and Margaret (VerWey) Stevens. Roger's life journey ended on March 28, 2019 at the age of 66, at Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SD, surrounded by his family after a courageous four-month battle with leukemia.
Roger was born with stomach problems that required him...
Jason Allen Stevens
Mar 25, 2019
This is the story of Jason Allen Stevens. Jason's journey came to an end suddenly in his home surrounded by his wife and children on March 25th, 2019.
Jason's story began on April 16th, 1972. The oldest child and only son to Allen and Carol (Carlson) Stevens. Jason was the first grandchild born to both sets of...
Roy E. Deen
Mar 23, 2019
Roy Edvin Deen, age 74, of Alcester, SD died Saturday March 23, 2019 at his home. Roy fought a long and hard battle with cancer. He was born in Quitman, Missouri and attended West Nodaway schools. On June 30, 1964 Roy married the love of his life, Shirley (McCombs) Deen of Pickering, MO. Shirley survives of the home in...
Herbert Theodore Hoover
Mar 21, 2019
Herbert T. Hoover, historian of the Great Plains and Indian-white relations, died on March 21, 2019 in Elk Point, South Dakota. He was 89.
Born at home in Wabasha County, Minnesota in 1930, Hoover was raised in Millville, Minnesota. He served as a Hospital Corpsman with the First Marine Division in the Korean war and returned to...
Arthur W. Klopstad
Mar 19, 2019
Arthur "Art" Klopstad, 63, formerly of Beresford, SD, passed away Tuesday March 19, 2019 at Covington Heights Care and Rehabilitation Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Art is survived by two sisters, Ann Hoffman and her husband, Jim, and Roseann Littleton and her husband, John; a brother, Greg Klopstad and his wife, Millie; two sons, Brad Klopstad and John Klopstad,...
Gloria Gunnare
Mar 2, 2019
Gloria Jean Gunnare, 75, from Sun City West, Arizona entered eternal life on March 2, 2019. A local memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, April 26, 2019 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Beresford, SD.
Gloria was born in Yankton, SD on March 5, 1943 to parents Donald and Elaine Merriman. She graduated from Beresford...
Mary K. Treiber
Feb 23, 2019
Mary Kathryn Treiber (Anderson), 77, passed away peacefully February 23, 2019, at Bethesda of Beresford in Beresford. She was born October 30, 1941, in Sioux City, IA, the daughter of Oliver E. and Wava B. (Bunker) Anderson. Mary graduated from Alcester High School in 1959. Following graduation, she attended Augustana College. On June 30, 1961, she married...
Dagny T. Lerseth
Feb 21, 2019
Dagny T. Lerseth, 96, died Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Bethesda of Beresford. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, March 2 at Roseni Lutheran Church, rural Beresford, SD. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 PM, Friday, March 1, 2019 at Roseni Lutheran Church followed by a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Memorials can be written to the Dagny Lerseth Helping...
Yvonne Rosella Craw
Feb 20, 2019
Yvonne Rosella Craw, 96, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in Yorktown, VA. Yvonne was a native of South Dakota and a Virginia resident since 1959, moving to Yorktown during 1963. Yvonne grew up a farm girl in Davis, South Dakota, never dreaming that she would one day marry a military man and see much of the world....
Ladell Ardis Tornberg
Feb 13, 2019
LaDell Ardis Tornberg peacefully passed to her life's reward surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 13, 2019 at the age of 87.
Born Jan. 8, 1932 to Anna and Martin Miller, she was the youngest of three sisters. A popular and smart, dark-haired beauty, she was the Beresford Homecoming Queen in 1949.
On Feb....
Wilma Mckellips
Feb 13, 2019
Wilma McKellips died on February 13, 2019 at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls, SD. She was 94. Wilma was born in September 22, 1924 to Henry and Myrtle (Kempton) Linduski in Sioux City, IA. She spent her childhood there, graduating from Sioux City East High School in 1942. On April 24, 1943 she married Roger McKellips in Carbondale,...
Darlene L. Kennedy
Feb 12, 2019
Darlene LaVonne Larson Kennedy, 83 of Beresford, South Dakota went to be with the Lord on February 12, 2019. She was born on April 4, 1935 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to parents George and Nellie Larson.
Darlene was a graduate of Washington High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Following graduation, Darlene...
Mayme Marie Holmberg
Feb 8, 2019
Mayme M. Holmberg, 97, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, SD. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM Thursday, February 14 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Viborg, SD. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM Wednesday, February 13 at Wass Funeral Home in Centerville, SD, followed by a prayer service at 7:00...
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